A MAN who arrived at the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour and carrying samurai swords wanted to talk to Boris Johnson, a court heard.
Lewis Allington, 34, who is charged with possessing bladed articles over Tuesday’s incident, claims to be a nobleman.
Prosecutor Malachy Pakenham told Westminster magistrates’ court: “In his mind he had a clear right as an alderman to carry out that sort of behaviour.”
He added that Allington did not recognise the court and believed he should be tried in the House of Lords.
Defence solicitor Norman Cho said that “he had no intention of using the swords in any way’.
‘He is not someone looking to harm someone with weapons.
“He believed he was serving his right as an alderman.’ said Mr Cho, who recommended the case go before Crown court due to Allington’s ‘complicated’ mental health issues.
The area was cordoned off following the incident on November 12 and police cars parked in front of Carriage Gates – one of the main entrances to the Palace of Westminster.
Following a mental health assessment District Judge Briony Clark said Allington should stay with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Trust to receive treatment.
Allington, of March, Cambridgeshire, is set to appear at Southwark crown court on 12 December.
The judge referred to the defendant as ‘Sir Allington’ as she dismissed him from the court.
Area was cordoned off after a man carrying swords and dressed in a suit of armour arrived at the Houses of Parliament and asked for Boris JohnsonPA
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